Huntington, WV

Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center

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Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center is nonprofit historic performing-arts theatre presenting national productions, local performances, concerts and special events. The programming spans Rock, folk-punk, touring concerts, and theatre, giving artists a useful sense of what already works in the room. Purpose-built historic performance theatre with professional stage/rigging and national/local programming. Capacity is listed as 2,417 seats — auditorium figure; Rentals technical spec lists 2,212-person event capacity. The room is built for people to watch the show, so arrangement, pacing, and stagecraft will carry more weight than bar-room crowd work. That makes it a meaningful room for acts ready to present a complete show.

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304-696-3326

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Capacity
2,417
Age policy
21+
Genres
Rock
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Address
925 4th Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701, United States
Venue phone
304-696-3326
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